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sepulchre
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a tomb, grave, or burial place
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ponderous
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of great weight; massive
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inauspicious
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unfavorable
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physiognomies
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faces
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indubitably
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not to be doubted; unquestionable
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heterodox
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not in accordance with established doctrines
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scourged
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to whip; to punish severely
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solemnity
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serious mood
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venerable
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respectable
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meagre
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spare; slim; insufficent
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infamy
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shame; evil reputation
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penal
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punishment involving
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impropriety
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inappropriate; improper
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repute
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prestige; prominence
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personage
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any person
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sumptuary
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dealing with expense
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gentility
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of christain birth
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ignominy
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disgrace; dishonor
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Papist
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Roman Catholic
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fortify
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to strengthen
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venomous
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poisonous
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contumely
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a humiliating insult
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writhing
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twist one's body in discomfort
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sojourn
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temporary stay
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iniquity
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wickedness
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pillory
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a frame to hold an offender for exposure to public ridicule
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sage
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a wise man
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vileness
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morally bad; wretched
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obstinacy
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stubborness
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purport
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to express
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exhort
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urge; advise
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remorse
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deep regret for wrongdoing
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subordination
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an inferior person or thing
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rebuke
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to scold
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Prithee
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Pray thee
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amenable
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agreeable
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peremptory
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decisive
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alchemy
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the doctrines and processes of early and medieval chemists
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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vengeance
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revenge
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expostulation
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protest
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feign
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to fake
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epoch
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a period of time
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paramour
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a lover
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besmirch
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to tarnish someone's character
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